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Suppose you must memorize a long list of words that includes desk, pig, gold, dog, chair, silver, table, rooster, bed, copper, and horse. If you can recall the words in any order you wish, how are you likely to group these items in recall? Why?


Definitions:

Preoperational Stage

A stage in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development (ages 2-7) where children begin to engage in symbolic play but don't yet comprehend concrete logic.

Concrete Operations Stage

Piaget’s third stage of cognitive development, in which the school-age child becomes capable of logical thought processes but is not yet capable of abstract thinking.

Logical Thinking

The process of using rational, systematic steps based on sound reasoning to arrive at a conclusion.

Abstract Thinking

The cognitive ability to understand concepts that are not based on physical reality but rather on ideas or qualities.

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